Burial-tomb.



No. '7l2,030. Patented not. 28, 1902.

F. ZARLING.

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(Application filed Jan. 14, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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FRANK ZARLING, OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming art of Letters Patent no. 712,030, dated October28, 1902. Application filed January 14, 1902. Serial No. 89,701. (Nomodel.)

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK ZARLING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Yonngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State of Ohio,have invented a new and useful Burial- Tomb, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is an improvement in burialtombs, and relates particularlyto hermetically-sealed tombs or cases in which a casket is receivedprior to being placed in a grave or vault.

The object of my invention is to provide a tomb of suitable waterproofmaterialsuch as terra-cotta, lead, or the like-and to have the bodyportion and top provided with coinciding grooves, into which sealingmaterial is poured and by which the said parts are securely locked andsealed.

A further object of my invention is to form the upper surface of the topwith beveled or slanting sides and ends to prevent the collection orsettling of water or moisture thereon, and a still further object is toprovide the said surface with intersecting ribs, the purpose of whichwill appear in the following specification, and be pointed out in theclaim, reference being had to the drawings, in

, which-- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a tomb or casing embodyingmy improvement with the top shown removed. Fig. 2 is a plan of the samewith the top in position, a portion of the sealing material beingremoved to better show the arrangement of grooves. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section of the same, and Fig. 4 is a transverse sectiontaken about on the line 4 A of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a detail view.

In the drawings the body portion A of the casing is represented as madeof terra-cotta', but the same may be made of lead or any suitablewaterproof material and of such size as the occasion may require.Theupper edges of the sides and ends of the body portion terminate inflanges or enlargements, as shown at A, whose inner faces are providedwith a continuous grooved, and adjacent the inner surfaces of theflanges is a shoulder portion a, upon which the top 13 rests. Acontinuous groove 5 is arranged in the edges of the top B, which isdesigned to register with the groove in the body portion, as shown inthe drawings.

The top B has its upper surface beveled or slanting, as shown at B and Band at the apex of the surfaces B, I arrange a rib or projection b, thatruns the entire length of the top, the said surfaces also havingarranged thereon a series of ribs 19 that run transversely of the topand. bisect the longitudinal rib b. The transversely-arranged ribs uponeither end of the top are apertured, as shown at b for the purpose ofinserting hooks D, suspended from a ring or handle D, by which thehandling and setting of the top in position are facilitated. After thetop has been placed in position it will ofcourse be understood that thehooks are removed.

As shown in the drawings, the top is made of a slightly-smaller diameterthan the interior of the flanges A, the purpose being to provide a smallspace into which the sealing material is poured, which runs into thecoinciding recesses in the flanges and top and when hardened forms asolid locking body that not only securely holds the top and-bodytogether, but also forms a compact connection that excludes air andmoisture.

After the top has been scaled to the body portion, as above stated, andbefore the sealing material in the grooves becomes hard a thin layer ofcement is placed over the entire surface of the top and preferablycovering the ribs and after becoming hard formsa solid body with thematerial previously placed in the grooves, and by having it cover theribs on the top the liability of the material beingdisplaced is greatlyreduced.

It will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly simple construction,and the manner of sealing the tomb may be done by any one withoutrequiring a special knowledge of the work. It will be further seen thatby providing the top with slanting surfaces and covering them with alayer ofcement I obtain a positively impervious surface, and because ofthe slanting surfaces no water or moisture is liable to collect, and thedurability of the tomb is thus assured.

In order to facilitate the handling of the tomb, I provide the sideswith integral lugs C,

which have a perforation 0 arranged in their lower surfaces, that aredesigned to receive hooks that are attached to ropes and by which thetomb is lowered in the grave.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is g In a tomb of the characterdescribed the combination of a body portion having its upper edgeterminating in a grooved flange, a top having its edges grooved, thesaid top havingits uppersurface beveled and provided with a longitudinalrib and a series of transverse ribs, the end ribs having aperturesarranged therein and adapted for the reception of hooks and perforatedlugs arranged upon the sides of the said body portion, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

FRANK Z ARLING.

Witnesses:

K. R. KING, A. LINCOLN ROWLAND.

